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ESAT News (January 27, 2016) Governments in East Africa made little or no progress on human rights in 2015,   Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2016. “Ethiopia and Burundi, and to some extent Uganda, experienced worsening restrictions on freedom of speech, assembly, and other rights in the lead up to or after elections,” according to the report. ...

ESAT News (January 27, 2016) Members of the diplomatic community say donors were puzzled by statements coming out of the Ethiopian government regarding the looming famine which they said contradicts the reality on the ground. The diplomats who wish to remain anonymous said statements by the Ethiopian government that “the calamity is under control and all is well in the ...

ESAT News (January 25, 2016) The Ethiopian government has resumed aerial reconnaissance survey to delineate the border between Sudan and Ethiopia, according to a source with the Information Network Security Agency, INSA. The Ethiopia government had agreed to give a large swath of agricultural land to Sudan amid uproar and indignation by Ethiopians who believe the land is historically theirs. ...